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Johns Hopkins says UnitedHealthcare talks are over without return to network
Johns Hopkins Medicine officials say they have ended negotiations with the insurance giant UnitedHealthcare, leaving its doctors and hospitals out of network for some 60,000 patients.
The state tried to get hospitals to refund poor patients they overcharged. Then it gave up.
After Maryland regulators found hospitals were charging patients due free and discounted emergency care, lawmakers required they repay the money. But the effort was just dropped.
Top cyclists return to Baltimore as women join the race for the first time
It's the first year for the women to ride in the Maryland Cycling Classic, which entails several loops all within the city.
Moore: COVID vaccines will be available in Maryland despite turmoil in D.C.
Gov. Wes Moore sought to reassure Marylanders that those who want the COVID vaccine will be able to get one.
After early stumble, Morgan State launches new plan for medical school
Morgan State University, Baltimore's top HBCU, has been trying to open a medical school for a decade, and officials say they believe they now have the right formula.
What happens when your insurer and hospital break up? Some Hopkins patients find out.
The deadline was Monday and there was no agreement between Johns Hopkins and UnitedHealthcare, so officials began notifying thousands of patients that the Hopkins hospitals and doctors’ offices are now out of network.
As back-to-school approaches, here’s the latest about kids and vaccinations in Maryland
Confusion and hesitancy over vaccines is growing nationwide and public health officials worry about what that means for fall when viruses abound in Maryland.
Firefighters face hard truth in study linking job, cancer
Firefighters in Pikesville are getting themselves screened for cancer as new research continues to find that they are at higher risk of dying from all kinds of the disease.
University of Maryland Medical Center reaches contract deal with residents union
The University of Maryland Medical Center and 1,000 residents and fellows signed a deal for a new contract that includes a pay raise.
CEO to leave Maryland’s largest health insurer for Florida job
Brian Pieninck, CareFirst CEO, will take over as CEO of another BlueCross BlueShield insurer in Florida.
Trump wants drugs made in the U.S. This company plans to do it in Baltimore.
The Indian company Syngene plans to take over an existing plant in Bayview and make some of the most cutting-edge drugs, though it didn't come because Trump wanted drug maker to move to the U.S. Their customers did.
Battle between Johns Hopkins and UnitedHealthcare threatens to push patients out of network
If Johns Hopkins Medicine and UnitedHealthcare are at odds over a new contract, and if they can't come to an agreement, Hopkins doctors will be out of UHC's network as of Aug. 25.
How a daring audit sparked Maryland’s reckoning over police custody deaths
Research by a psychology professor from Towson University shed new light on how the work of medical examiners suffers from bias.
When the game must go on in summer, taking the temperature isn’t enough
In the dangerous heat in the region of late, officials are relying heavily on something called the wet bulb globe temperature to ensure they are taking enough steps to protect athletes’ health.
Maryland Medicaid programs could lose $2.7 billion under new federal law
A new analysis by Maryland health officials finds a potential loss of $2.7 billion over time from the new law passed by Congress.
Mass overdose in Baltimore may be tied to new illicit drug mixed with fentanyl
A federal testing program found the synthetic opioid fentanyl mixed with other new drugs may be to blame for the mass overdose in Baltimore.
A suspected ‘bad batch’ may have caused Baltimore drug overdoses. What does that actually mean?
A “bad batch” of drugs was suspected in the overdoses of 27 people in Baltimore. What are bad batches and where do they come from?
Rebranding in the Trump era: Hopkins’ soft-power campaign to save research through persuasion
After the Trump administration launched a broadside attack against the way the federal government has funded major research universities across the country, Hopkins has been forced to wage a campaign of its own.
Former patient pledges $25 million to help open a new Eastern Shore hospital
A former patient of an Eastern Shore hospital made a major gift to help the University of Maryland Medical System build a new hospital in Easton.
This elite Johns Hopkins unit is ready for killer pathogens
Johns Hopkins Hospital tests its federally designated biocontainment unit in an era of reduced public health funding.
